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169
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From this reading The temperature stood at -169 degrees Fahrenheit.
8
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
ability
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
also
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The temperature stood at -169 degrees Fahrenheit.
atmosphere
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From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
belly
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
blast-furnace
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
ceaselessly
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
comes
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
complex
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
create
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
degrees
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From this reading The temperature stood at -169 degrees Fahrenheit.
DislodgednounUS /ˈdislodged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
evil
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
Fahrenheit
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From this reading The temperature stood at -169 degrees Fahrenheit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
fulfillment
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
Godhead
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
grayish
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From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
growing
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
guilt
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
handfuls
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
huge
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
hull
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
iron
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
Jupiter
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From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
knowledge
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
lowered
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
M
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
metal
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
more
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
murk
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From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
new
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
ore
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
out
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From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
pebbles
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
pelted
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
propelled
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
rampaging
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From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
scooped
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
sense
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
shaft
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
skip-arm
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temperature stood at -169 degrees Fahrenheit.
sunk
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
swirled
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From this reading Around him swirled the grayish murk that passed for an atmosphere on Jupiter.
temperature
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From this reading The temperature stood at -169 degrees Fahrenheit.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Godhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
up
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From this reading It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create._ 8M sunk a new shaft, lowered his skip-arm into it, and scooped up huge handfuls of iron ore into his blast-furnace belly.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dislodged pebbles, propelled by the rampaging wind, pelted ceaselessly against his metal hull.
